Save Gender Masculine Usage Old Persian (Latinized), History Pronounced Pron. /mar.ˈdo.ni.us/(Classical Latin) [mär.ˈd̪ɔ.ni.ʊs̠](Classical Latin) [mär.ˈd̪ɔː.ni.us](Ecclesiastical Latin) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Latinized form of Marduniya via its Greek form Mardonios. This name was borne by the son-in-law of Darius the Great.